The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
"THE DEVILS" DEED.
Charles Williams, Alias "The Devil,
Fatally Slabs VIM. Horny.

Fatally Slabs VIM. Horny.
VIM. Henry will, in all probability, be a
corpse hy the time the carly morning
reader casts his eyes over the following ac-
count 81 the cause Of his demise. Henry
IL colorcd man, twcniy-thrcc years old,
and has been employed rs a roustabout on
the steamer Rene Macrcady for somc time
past. Last night, about $50 o'clock, he
met Chas. Williams, alias "'rhe Devil, "
Dick Glover and Spence Haley on Bcalc
street, near llcrnando, and, after
engaging in conversation, they walked
on up Bcalc, when Williams asked
Glover for n chew of tobacco, but he
had none. lie then asked Haley, Who, II
seems. WIS also minus the article. by
this timea all parties had reached John Nil.
lcr's saloon. M. ia. and. went in. AZ
they stepped in Williams asked Henry,
who was smoking q pipe, 10 let him have
chew OF tobacco, but he either
had none OF .hlankly refused, which
Is an unsettled point between
the witnesses, but Henry claims
that hc had no tobacco. However, VIII.
inms, with strong epithot, told him that
lac knew he had, which was met with a
sruugdcnial, when, without another word,
Williams whipped out longbladed bar
low knife and plunged Il into the left side
NJ the eighth rib, scycring the cnrlilagc,
and then. ~ " giving the knife murder.
Gus jerk, laid open the flesh about
two inches. making irightlul and gaping
wound which penetrated the cavity. Jerk.
ing the knife from the body ol his victim,
Williams made u spring, and in q
moment morc went out of the back door,
lcapcd over the fence and was gone
Henry. still standing, as II IN sinazcmcni
suddenly exclaimed, 'llc cut me-" Mil
lea, who h white man, was In the real
room of the saloon. Hearing the
exclamation, he ran into the room
and called upon Glover and Haley Ia pur
sue. Offering $50 Co whoever Muult
catch Williams. seeing that Henry wa
badly cut. he took him nj once Ia th,
Office oi Dr. Walker. colonel, No. lG
Ienlc, and ulcphonCd Tor pr Mcicc, VIII,
responded in a short while aitcrwarl. II,
found the negro cut ~ above described
and was oi the opinion that tn,
wound would proyc fatal, aud that prCtt,
soon, though be went 10 work ear
. ncstlv Ia save him, II possible The ailGi
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bccn In the saluon but two or three min
! utcs when Il occurred. The witnesses M
/ that " was Cntirly unproyokcd ON th
. part vt the wounded man.
A Williams. better known as "rhc Devil,
j. almost tar black. about twenty-five
. ! wears old, and oi medium fixc. lie IL
= rou.iil,out also, aud regarded a. one Of M
r most desperate who come 10 the CITY, II
succeeded in cpding his purucr,, bu
n Omcctr Gwin and Perry wcrc promptly %
= the scene, and continued The wapl
h About an hour attcrward they we're N
= wnricd by finding their man /
Il the cmp dive aud saloon kct
\ by II smith. colurcd, nj No, 90 Il
q Soto street. lie WIS taken nj once To III
!. station house and lodged in cell No.
n charged with cutting TO kill. William
n has quite record NJ n dangerous Crimina
!. Tie came originally from Nashville. bt
.s Tor seyrml ycars has been running un nj
Mississippi and Missouri river boats II
b spent the better part OF last Nint,
d la the wurk.house In New q
Is leans Tor fighting, and WIS conhnc
b. for several months last sun
y mcr IN the work house NJ 81 Louis Tor n
II same uilcnse. After his release hc can
~ down Ia Cairo, and got into quarrel wit
ui n fellow roudabout over a shirt hc ha
n. stolen from him. as a result u which |
q. was shot IN thc lett arm and laid M d
II. hospital for some weeks Once while ,
vi the sicamo Ccou, which plies the Nj
u sour. hc cndcayorcd 90 raise mutit
m among the deck hands, and h.
I'll 10 be- taken by ionrc aud co
Ia fined in the hold Of the bo
In | until n LANDING could be reached lie IA
hc dangerous character 10 bo at large, but
u Il quito likely that last nights bloc.
ria work will put him In safe custody iyr sou
A. year. iu come When seen In his q
VA last night bee did not seem 90 he the lea
h. disturbed about the affair, and said that
OF Henry died aud he was 10 be hung ior Il
murlor, be would not be the hnt nin,
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